Meet the brains behind your favorite speculative fiction
JCCC’s literary convention introduces a series of author talks that are out of this world! Writers, enthusiasts, and pop culture fanatics alike are welcome to join us for JoCo ConVersations—a FREE celebration with speculative fiction’s most-popular authors.
Spend a day immersed in your favorite genre:
- Geek out in a talk with author Sarah Langan
- Learn the craft through an author-led small-group workshop
- Enjoy a reception and book signing with Sarah
Meet new friends or bring a group. The talk and reception with Sarah Langan are free and open to the public. RSVPs are required to attend the Writing Workshop.
Sarah Langan is a three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning novelist and screenwriter, whose novels (“A Better World,” “Good Neighbors,” “The Missing,” etc.) have made best of the year lists at National Public Radio, Newsweek, The Irish Times, AARP, and Publishers Weekly. Her short stories have appeared in Reactor, Lightspeed, Nightmare, the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Wired, Year's Best Horror, Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, and Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy.
She has a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University, a Master of Science in Environmental Health Science and Toxicology from New York University, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the writer and director JT Petty, their two daughters, and two maniac rabbits. Her sixth novel, “Trad Wife,” is coming from Tor U.K/Simon and Schuster U.S. in 2026.
Join us in 2026 for a ConVersation with author Andrea Stewart.